Last year I posted a recipe for making dye with Stinging Nettles. to check out that post click here. The dye bath from last year turned out to be a lovely, yet light color. I had harvested in the late spring once the nettles…

Sitting outside in the sun and making a basket using natural materials that I find in the surrounding forest is my idea of a perfect day. I hand harvest bark, cattails, grasses, wood, plant dyes, and much more to create art that connects both me and the viewer to the natural world. Currently I work out of my studio in Rosendale, NY and teach basketry workshops throughout the Hudson Valley. This website is a record of my process, ideas, and inspirations regarding art and nature--- enjoy!